Thursday, February 11, 2016

Women and poverty in Dallas, TX

To
live above poverty in Dallas, a woman needs to make more than $44,000. In
Texas, the average woman makes $35,363.

Gender
Wage Gap:

oThe
average Texas woman is 1.2% more likely to live in poverty than a man, and
generally makes $9,158 less per year than her male counterpart (.79 to a $1)

oA
woman who has some college education or an associate degree makes less money
than a man with just a high school diploma

oThis
earning power also affects how women are able to pay for child care, health
care and housing. With the median income for single mothers at $23,870
throughout the state, many mothers are paying 21%of their income toward health
care, more than 30% toward housing and with little money left, more than 1/3 of
Texas women and girls don’t have health care coverage.

2 comments:

According to the 2012 US Census Bureau, 83 percent of single-parent families were led by the mother. Single-mothers have become the primary breadwinners in 4 out of 10 American households, and nearly half of these families live below the poverty line. Many of these women have been abandoned by the father of their children, and face the daily struggles of parenthood alone. While 90 percent of single-fathers are employed, and 72 percent hold full-time positions, among divorced mothers thrust into the workforce, the standard of living plummets an average of 27 percent, compared to a 10 percent increase among divorced fathers. Matriarchal households, without a spouse present, are almost six times as likely to live below the poverty line as a family headed by dual parents. Among Hispanic and African American children in homes led by a female adult, about half live in poverty. In Dallas County, 42 percent of working mothers with children are classified as low income, the highest proportion of the 50 most populous US cities.

According to the 2012 US Census Bureau, 83 percent of single-parent families were led by the mother. Single-mothers have become the primary breadwinners in 4 out of 10 American households, and nearly half of these families live below the poverty line. Many of these women have been abandoned by the father of their children, and face the daily struggles of parenthood alone. While 90 percent of single-fathers are employed, and 72 percent hold full-time positions, among divorced mothers thrust into the workforce, the standard of living plummets an average of 27 percent, compared to a 10 percent increase among divorced fathers. Matriarchal households, without a spouse present, are almost six times as likely to live below the poverty line as a family headed by dual parents. Among Hispanic and African American children in homes led by a female adult, about half live in poverty. In Dallas County, 42 percent of working mothers with children are classified as low income, the highest proportion of the 50 most populous US cities.

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